{"product_id":"9781556438806","title":"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver’s skid row, \u003ci\u003eIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr. Maté presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout (and perhaps underpins) our society; not a medical \"condition\" distinct from the lives it affects, rather the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional, and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs (and behaviors) of addiction. Simplifying a wide array of brain and addiction research findings from around the globe, the book avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting a thorough and compassionate self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. \u003ci\u003eIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts \u003c\/i\u003eargues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and those impacted by it. The mix of personal stories—including the author’s candid discussion of his own \"high-status\" addictive tendencies—and science with positive solutions makes the book equally useful for lay readers and professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958984691952,"sku":"9781556438806","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781556438806_p0.jpg?v=1769899185","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781556438806","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}